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Bar Chart
A bar chart shows comparison among
individual items through a cluster of bars.
Categories are organised vertically and values
horizontally in the bar charts. It is very similar
to a column chart. A bar chart can be described
as a column chart drawn sideways.

It is used for comparing multiple values
through horizontal and vertical bars.

Area Chart

An area chart shows the trend of values over
time or categories. It is similar to a line chart.
It is used to emphasise diff erences between
several sets of data over a period of time. This
chart is mainly used for representing sales and
production fi gures of a company.

XY Scatter Chart

XY scatter chart is used for comparing a
pair of values. It is used when values being
charted represent diff erent measurements.

Doughnut Chart

A doughnut chart displays the data in the
form of a circle that is divided into a series
of segments. It can have more than one
data series. Each data series adds a ring
to the chart. It is mostly used to show the
proportional nature of data.

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